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Councillors
back Peulich
power push
By Neil Walker
KINGSTON has a new mayor with councillor
Paul Peulich stepping up to the role for the first
time.
Cr Peulich was elected unopposed at a Kingston council meeting last Wednesday evening after expected rival, fellow North Ward councillor
Steve Staikos, withdraw from the mayoral race.
The 29-year-old was first elected to council in
November 2008. He works in Kingston and has a
keen interest in business and sports-related issues
within the municipality.
He has a long-term involvement in Kingston
sports, has been a member of Moorabbin Little
Athletics since he was five years old, and represented Australia at international athletics championships.
Outgoing mayor Ron Brownlees said he had
known Cr Peulich for many years and was sure
the new mayor would act in the best interests of
Kingston residents.
An anticipated tight contest for the mayorship
failed to eventuate.
The News understands a non-binding informal
poll between councillors held on the Monday
evening before the formal election of Cr Peulich
had the two potential mayoral candidates tied on
four votes each.
Crs Tamara Barth, David Eden and Rosemary
West were rumoured to be backing Cr Staikos
while Crs Tamsin Bearsley, Ron Brownlees and

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Peulich was elected
unopposed as
Kingston’s new mayor.
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Geoff Gledhill were believed to have thrown
their support behind Cr Peulich.
Cr John Ronke did not attend the councillors’
catch-up on the Monday.
Councillors traditionally consult each other on
their voting intentions before the formal vote to
elect a new mayor to notify the winning candidate
and allow the new mayor to enjoy the occasion.
Cr Peulich’s elevation to the mayorship capped
a remarkable turnaround in his political standing
among fellow councillors over the past twelve
months.
Before last year’s mayoral election in November, there were allegations that Liberal Upper
House MP Inga Peulich lobbied Kingston councillors to vote for her son in his bid to become
mayor last year.
Ms Peulich denied the allegations.
Cr Ron Brownlees was subsequently elected
Kingston mayor for the fifth time, after an 8-1
vote against Cr Peulich.
In March this year, Cr Peulich told The News he
believed councillors had formed a political bloc
to silence him at council meetings after several
issues he raised were not debated after they were
not seconded by another councillor.
The month before, Cr Peulich failed to have
five notices of motion for debate seconded.
Cr Peulich said he believed councillors now understood each other better after working together
for a year since the last council election.
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Premier cops waste blast
By Neil Walker
PROTESTERS greeted Premier Denis
Napthine and his ministers when he
arrived in Kingston on Monday for a
State Government community cabinet
meeting at Patterson Lakes Community Centre.
Some Kingston residents used the
occasion let the Premier know they
are unhappy about Kingston possibly
becoming "Melbourne's waste hub"
and the area's green wedge lacking
protection against materials recycling
operations.
A Sustainability Victoria discussion
paper, issued in September, lists Kingston as one of several possible options
as a location to process metropolitan
Melbourne's waste.
An interim protection issued by
Planning Minister Matthew Guy last
week, prohibiting materials recycling
including concrete crushers in Kingston's green wedge failed to placate
the protesters.
The Kingston Residents Association
organised the rally, attended by about
50 protesters.
The residents' group president Maureen Lim said Mr Guy's intervention
"is a good first step" but was unlikely
to halt an application by Delta Group
to build a concrete crusher in Heatherton.
"We are not celebrating the Planning
Minister's 18-month ban as it does not
and can not guarantee that the Kingston planning scheme amendment process will prohibit materials recycling,"
Mrs Lim said. "A cynic might read the
18-month ban on materials recycling
as just a stunt to remove attention
from the Green Wedge until after the
upcoming state election."
Kingston Council wrote to Mr Guy
asking for the interim protection to be
reinstated after a previous two-year
protection order lapsed in June 2010.
Councillors have since failed to agree
on how best to protect Kingston's
green wedge from materials recycling
facilities.
North Ward councillors Steve Staikos and Tamara Barth have unsuccess-

Wave of protest: Premier Dennis Napthine walked a gauntlet of protesters at Patterson Lakes calling for Kingston’s green wedge to
be protected from further materials recycling facilities. Picture: Gary Sissons

fully tried to convince councillors at
several council meetings to support the
rezoning of land north of Heatherton
Rd from Special Use 2 to Green Wedge
A to permanently protect the area from
more concrete crushers.
Cr Staikos feared the new interim
protection would have to bearing on
Delta Group's concrete crusher application, lodged in September this year.
“Council has been calling upon the
minister to do this for quite some time
and it’s good he has finally responded
but I hope it's not too late for the Delta
Group application.”
Ms Lim said residents are concerned
Kingston's green wedge is being discussed as a possible location for a

waste management hub for Melbourne.
“Our parliamentarians need to know
that our Green Wedge, which includes
parts of Heatherton, Dingley and South
Clayton, is not to be trashed by any
means,” Ms Lim said.
Kingston Mayor Paul Peulich
thanked Mr Guy for moving to implement the interim protection order.
"This breathing space will allow
council to develop a full planning
scheme amendment setting out how
this unique part of Kingston will be
used now and into the future,” he said.
Cr Staikos said council must act to
protect Kingston's green wedge from
further waste management activities.
"I will continue to work to ensure

Kingston does not become Melbourne's waste hub," Cr Staikos said.
"We have to take the next 13 months to
get an appropriate planning scheme in
place to stop this happening."
*View the statewide waste and resource recovery infrastructure plan at
www.sustainability.vic.gov.au. Public
submissions about the plan must be
made to swrrip@sustainability.vic.gov.
au by 5pm on Friday 6 December.
The metropolitan waste and resource
recovery strategic plan 2013 can be
viewed at www.mwmg.vic.gov.au.
Public submissions must be made to
strategic.plan@mwmg.vic.gov.au by
5pm on Monday 25 November.

Frankston
line ‘back
on track’
LATEST data shows the reliability of
Frankston line trains has improved
over the past three years.
In October, 92.9 per cent of trains
were on time compared with 71.1 per
cent in October 2010.
Mordialloc MP Lorraine Wreford said last week that new figures
showed Metro’s train punctuality had
improved on every one of its 16 lines.
“There’s more to do, but the
Frankston line has clearly improved
more than the other 15 train lines under the Coalition,” she said. “It shows
what focus the Victorian Coalition has
had in its commitment to improving
the Frankston line.
“For the whole of 2010, only 70 per
cent of Frankston line trains were on
time, and there were months where
only 62.6 per cent and 65.5 per cent
trains were on time.”
The Frankston line had been the
worst in the state “by a long margin”,
she said, but that had now been turned
around. “Its performance is trending
up, has been over 89 per cent since
April 2012, and there is still $100m of
improvements to come.
However State Labor MP Jude
Perera said trains on the Frankston
line were only able to achive improved
reliability by regularly bypassing the
City Loop, despite being scheduled to
stop there. Reports show 470 services
on the Frankston line were rescheduled to bypass the City Loop over a 12
month period to 30 June.
Train provider Metro is permitted to
redirect services directly to Flinders St
instead of travelling through the five
City Loop station to make up time and
avoid backlogs across the networks.
“What Frankston line users know is
that public transport is overcrowded
and is failing because Premier Denis
Napthine only has one transport focus
and that is his dud $8 billion tunnel that
makes further public transport investment decades away,” Mr Perera said.

Party people on prowl for venues, police warn
POLICE are warning Kingston venue
owners to check the credentials of
people hiring halls for functions after
several recent instances of halls being
hired by unlicensed young party planners.
Kingston proactive police unit sergeant Michael White said the amateur
party hosts, who typically arrange par-

ties through online social media, had a
blatant disregard for public safety.
“Some of the organisers booking
the venues claim the event is to raise
money for charity but it’s a profit-driven exercise and the only people benefitting from the party’s proceeds are
themselves,” Sergeant White said.
Sergeant White said those respon-

sible for hiring out venues should ensure the function is registered with the
police's Partysafe register. The PartySafe register ensures police have prior
notice of an event so they can quickly
help if there is trouble.
“Police are happy to work with legitimate party organisers,” Sergeant
White said.

Public safety is a major concern and
in many instances the party organisers
have no public insurance liability in
place despite charging partygoers an
entrance fee to attend an event.
The number of young people attending the parties can exceed 500,
far more than the capacity of venues
being hired. Police will be contacting

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Nip in air
for little
life savers
BONBEACH Life Saving Club nippers got back in the water last weekend despite a chill in the sea air.
The club's summer nipper season
began on Saturday 16 November and
its younger members were excited to
dive into the ocean's waves.
Club junior coordinator Dawn
Walterfang said the club currently has
about 90 nippers but there are still
places available in 13-16 age group
and under 8s category.
Nippers at the club are aged between five and sixteen years old.
Ms Walterfang said nippers learn
how to be water wise at the beach.
“It reinforces the skills they learn in
the swimming pool, but in the open
water environment which is a bit different,” she said.
“It's a sports environment where all
age groups get together at the same
time so everyone can take part, unlike some other sports. It's a familyfriendly club.”
Ms Walterfang said some club
nippers go on to become life saving
volunteers at Bonbeach Life Saving
Club or with Life Saving Victoria.
Bonbeach Life Saving Club welcomes nippers to training sessions
over the summer months until April
next year at 5.30pm on Fridays. Visit
www.bonbeachlsc.com.au for further
details or call Dawn Walterfang on
0417 100 701.

By Neil Walker
WHEN IT contractor Andy Hemsley
set up his own small business he realised working from home can be socially isolating despite the accompanying
freedom of avoiding the daily grind of
travel to the office.
The 46-year-old Highett resident has
now decided to try to find a solution
by bringing the co-working concept to
the suburbs.
Co-working is a “sharing economy”
idea where new entrepreneurs gather
to share ideas and encourage each other to reach their business goals.
“About four years ago, I started noticing a movement in the US, where
individual business startups were using each others’ apartments to work
together,” Mr Hemsley said.
The co-working concept gathered
global momentum and Mr Hemsley
said there are about nine co-working
spaces in Melbourne.
“I just thought this needed to spread
out further to the suburbs, to give people in the outer reaches of Melbourne,
out towards the Mornington Peninsula, the chance to participate.”
Mr Hemsley and his venture partner Darren Sharp, editor of Shareable
Australia’s online magazine, have set
up a co-working meet-up initiative
called Southside Coworking and its
latest office space offering is based
at Mordialloc Motor Yacht Club on a
two-month trial basis.
“The essence of a co-working space
is to have an awesome location for
people to work, and I was having a
coffee in Mordialloc one day and noticed club and its views of the creek
and boats as a possible great place to

KINGSTON snared fourth place on
the Victorian council leader board for
the annual Garage Sale Trail.
In the third year Kingston has taken
part in the national event, residents
made a record 92 sales, about 30 per
cent more than last year. A total of
7,012 sales were registered nationally.
Three Kingston residents were
awarded prizes by Kingston council
for their sales efforts.
Kerry Palmos, of Parkdale, won a
VIP family experience at Carols by
the Bay on 15 December. The $150
prize includes seats in the reserved
area, access to the ‘green room’ to
mingle with the stars of the show
and enjoy the refreshments, and fun
Christmas accessories. Jon Francisco,
of Mordialloc, and Patterson Lakes
resident Eleanor Johnson each won
a 10 pack of swim passes to Waves
Leisure Centre in Highett.
Kingston mayor Ron Brownlees
said the event had enjoyed widespread support from the community
and helped raised awareness of the
importance of recycling.
“The Garage Sale Trail has many
benefits; as well as being fun for bargain hunters, it helps build community connections and reduce landfill,”
Cr Brownlees said.
A range of free sustainability workshops are held by the council throughout the year. The next workshop,
which is on 1 December in Clayton
South, will teach participants how to
create new clothes by “upcycling” old
clothes or op shop finds. Bookings are
essential and can be made by calling
9581 4713 or by emailing ourplace@
kingston.vic.gov.au.

go to work,” he said. Mr Hemsley approached the yacht club and its committee agreed to allow Southside Coworking to use space at the clubhouse
in the short term to determine whether
there is enough interest in the concept
in Mordialloc.
Southside Coworking has about 40
members at the moment and participants
include corporate contractors, media
workers, creatives and graphic designers
with their own start-up businesses.
Membership is currently free so
Southside Coworking's founders can
find out whether there is sufficient

interest in the south-east suburbs in
sharing office space. Mr Hemsley and
Mr Sharp both have full-time jobs and
presently operate Southside Coworking as a community project.
Home-based small business owners
from Mordialloc, Bentleigh and Mt
Martha have worked at the Mordialloc
Motor Yacht Club temporary office.
Mr Hemsley encouraged other small
business owners in the area to visit the
weekly co-working sessions held each
Friday at the club.
“People don't have the chance to
mingle and go to an office are literally

stuck on their own and isolation can
mean they don't follow deadlines, for
example,” he said. “If there's enough
interest, we can run a range of co-creation sessions to find out how people
want a co-working space to run.”
The duo hope to eventually have
enough members to lease an office for
co-workers on a longer-term basis with
flexible "rent a desk" options a possibility.
 Visit www.meetup.com/southsidecoworking-community or www.southsidecoworking.com for further details
and to register an interest.

Manned gates a
write of passage
EDITHVALE playwright Kieran Carroll was
inspired to write his latest work by childhood
memories of walking past the manned railway
gates at Brighton Beach each day on his way to
school.
He vividly remembers the gatekeepers cheerily
waving to him as he walked to school nearby. “It
was just a small thing – a man taking the time to
wave as you passed through,” he said. “But it’s the
kind of thing that builds a community.”
Those boom gates and the men who operated
them will soon be nothing more than a distant
memory, with construction underway on new
gates at Brighton Beach. Human interaction will
no longer be required.
Carroll’s play, The Last Manned Gates At
Brighton Beach, is a heartwarming comedydrama that combines fictional characters within
a factual story, following the lives of three men
who have worked at the gates for decades but
now face redundancy.
The play completed a well-received run of
shows at the Bayside Literary Festival in June
and is now set to be performed at the Shirley
Burke Theatre in Parkdale.
Parkdale resident Dom Phelan plays one of the
three leads.
Carroll said political bickering since 2007 over
the demolition and rebuilding of the Brighton
Beach boom gates made it perfect fodder for social commentary – and comedy.
Two men who manned the gates went to see
the play and gave it the thumbs up. “The men
depicted in the play age throughout the play right
through until the age of 70 in one case,” Carroll
said. “Their experiences are the basis for some
sadness and heartbreak, but also a lot of laughs.”

The Last Manned Gates At Brighton Beach is
on at Shirley Burke Theatre From 26-28 November. Enquiries and bookings: 0429 235 751.

On the write track: Actor Dennis Manahan and Edithvale playwright
Kieran Carroll (right) at the last manned gates and gatehouse at Brighton
Beach. Picture: Gary Sissons

LETTER
FROM THE
PREMIER

From Page 1
“There’s been a lot of water passed
under the bridge and the relationships
have evolved to the point where people
know and understand each other,” Cr
Peulich said.
His fellow councillors congratulated
Cr Peulich on his election as mayor
and said they looked forward to working through the many issues affecting
the municipality during his fixed oneyear term as mayor.
Cr Staikos said he decided not to officially run for the mayorship when it
became clear Cr Peulich had the support of the majority of councillors.
“It would have been a closely run
contest but becoming mayor is a special day and I wanted to show the dignity due to the occasion,” Cr Staikos
said.
He said green wedge issues continued to divide council and relationships between councillors had become
fraught in recent months but he hoped
the next year would be “smoother”.
“I really want to work with Cr Peulich during his time as mayor,” Cr Staikos said. “We have always got on well
on a personal level despite some of our
differences on policy issues.”
Cr Ronke said he decided not to attend the straw poll held by councillors
because he was informed both candidates would stand for election no matter what the result of the informal vote
was. He said he had discussed the reasons with Cr Staikos why he backed Cr
Peulich but declined to elaborate.

“It’s best to keep it in-house at the
moment although Steve Staikos is one
of the best councillors I’ve worked
with on council. He is a brilliant person with outstanding ethics,” he said.
He stressed his backing for Cr Peulich should not be regarding as a socalled “casting vote” since four other
councillors also backed the new mayor. He said he hoped issues could be
debated on their merits over the coming year of Cr Peulich’s mayorship.
He said some councillors “are taking
things personally.”
“Councils are supposed to be about
not breaking into factions but there is
a case of ‘them and us’ developing,”
he said. “This is the worst council I’ve
been part of – it’s not a pleasant place
to be around.”
Cr Ronke’s view of recent council debates has been echoed by other
councillors. Councillors have regularly been split on planning issues, especially with regards to the green wedge
in the past twelve months.
Cr Peulich will now chair council
meetings as part of his mayoral duties
and his vote could provide crucial on
contentious issues.
“It will be a challenging year,” Cr
Peulich said. “I want council to make
decisions and end the debate. The
community deserves a council that
works together.”
He said he would like council to
refocus its attention on encouraging
business growth and employment opportunities in the city of Kingston.

As we enter another summer, fire safety needs to
be a priority for all Victorians and I encourage every
household to update their fire plans.
People living on Melbourne’s fringe need to be especially careful.
If you live near a park, the bush or grassland, you also need to understand your fire
risk and be ready to act.
Last summer, a large, fast-moving grassfire threatened Epping, Wollert, Kalkalo and
Donnybrook, damaging properties and putting residents on high alert. The fire was
unexpected and a reminder that the fire threat on Melbourne’s fringe is real.
This Fire Action Week (beginning Sunday November 17), find out what to do if a fire
starts near your home or workplace, and get prepared.
If you live next to grassland you should have already cleared weeds and removed firewood, rubbish and other fuel from around your property.
If a grassfire starts, you need to act quickly and put two or three house blocks between
you and the fire. Avoid driving in a grassfire because it may be smoky and hard to see,
and traffic jams and accidents are likely. Don’t try and get a closer look at a grassfire –
you will put yourself and others in danger.
If you don’t live directly next to grassland and a grassfire starts, it is safer to stay where
you are because it’s unlikely the fire will spread past fences and houses.
In the event of a fire, it is also important to wear appropriate clothing including long
sleeves, long pants and sturdy footwear.
It is important to prepare in advance for fire danger by talking to your household about
what your plan is for fire danger days.
For more planning and preparation information, or to check Fire Danger Ratings this
summer, go to cfa.vic.gov.au, download the FireReady smartphone app, or call the
Victorian Bushfire Information Line on 1800 240 667.
The Hon Dr Denis Napthine MP
Premier of Victoria

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NEWS DESK

Book in for friends’ slice of history
THE Friends of Mentone Train Station and
Gardens Group believe in doing things by the
book in their voluntary efforts to protect the
historically-listed train station, and now they
have published a book.
Winning Friends: The Mentone Station Story
was written by renowned Kingston historian Leo
Gamble and produced by Mordialloc publisher
Helen Merrick-Andrews late last year.
The book chronicles the group’s ongoing
commitment to protecting the station and its
surrounds after its formation in 2002 when the
community discovered the station gardens were
under threat due to the possibility that the whole
area could become a bus interchange.
Mentone Train Station Group chairperson
Dorothy Booth said the successful campaign to
save the station gardens galvanised the Mentone
community.

“The station gardens have become the focal
point of the community,” Ms Booth said. “It's
heightened community spirit and made the Mentone precinct safer.”
In 2006, the group fought for and won a state
heritage listing for the station buildings and
gardens. “We wanted to ensure the station and
its gardens was kept in great condition for future
generations,” Ms Booth said.
Friends of Mentone Station and Gardens
Group president Dorothy Booth and publisher
Helen-Merrick-Andrews will discuss Winning
Friends: The Mentone Station Story at Mentone
Public Library, 36 Florence St (rear of the CAB
building, opposite post office), Mentone at 11am
on Saturday 30 November. Entry is by gold coin
donation. Morning tea will be provided. For
enquiries and bookings, call 9583 5648 or email:
mentonepubliclibrary@gmail.com

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Community groups
snare grant bonus

Ready, able
and willing
SPECIAL needs need not be a barrier to employment and an Edithvale cafe is leading the way in
giving those with disabilities the chance to learn
job skills and gain employment.
The @260 cafe bar in Edithvale has partnered
with the Complex Institute of Education in Melbourne to offer long-term unemployed people
with special needs real-life work experience.
The institute’s students work towards completing a Certificate III in Hospitality and a job placement is part of the course to give them a taste of
real-life work.
Café owner Maria Di Battista said the institute
approached her with the idea of helping longterm unemployed people back into employment
and she was happy to help.
“It gives the students experience of looking after customers and we give them some training to
help them get up to speed,” Ms Di Battista said.
She said it can be hard to find reliable staff but
most of the students who had worked at @260
café bar had a good, hard-working attitude and
went on to find full-time employment in at restaurants or bars.
Complex Institute of Education hospitality
trainer Ashley Rohamally said the students paid
for the courses themselves and were keen to find
work. Many of the students are referred to the
institute by Job Services Australia.
“It’s all about training them up to get them off
the dole,” Mr Rohamally said. “Most of the time,
they get a job after they complete the course and
we commit to organising at least one interview
with a prospective employer for them.”
Ms Di Battista finds it enjoyable to do her bit
to help the students find work. Her son suffered
a period of unemployment lasting just over one
year. “It could be any one of our children,” she
said.

TEN Kingston community groups received a total of $33,000 in this year’s Kingston Charitable
Fund grants.
Health and education, emergency and financial
counselling, a community garden and hampers
to give disadvantaged children a brighter Christmas are just some of the worthwhile projects
being undertaken by these groups which will be
supported by the grants.
The Kingston Charitable Fund is a partnership
between council and the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation.
The Fund started in 2007 with an initial
$100,000 donation by Council, which was
matched by the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation. Interest from donations to the Fund is
distributed as grants.
For more information about the Kingston
Charitable Fund, including how to donate, call
Jane Lyon on 9581 4518 or email jane.lyon@
kingston.vic.gov.au

RESERVED “premium” seats close to to the
stage at Kingston council’s Carols by the Bay
event can now be booked online.
There is no general admission charge to the
event for those not wanting to reserve a seat.
Bookings for the limited reserved seating in
front of the main stage are $15 each and can
made through www.trybooking.com/DVTU.
Tickets can also be purchased at the council’s
Cheltenham, Mentone and Chelsea customer
service Centres.
There are only about 200 reserve tickets
available, with bookings closing on Friday 13
December, unless sold out before hand.
The family friendly, alcohol-free event
showcases a range of artists including Rebecca
Barnard, Jane Clifton, Emmy Bryce and the
Australian Boys Choir. They will all be supported by the Australian Navy Band.

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THE LAST MANNED GATES
AT BRIGHTON BEACH
by award winning local playwright

Flowers power poppy pals
THE 7th Chelsea Aspendale Scout Group decided to do their bit to honour war veterans ahead
of Remembrance Day earlier this month.
The scouts ventured out onto the streets of
Chelsea to sell poppies and commemorative
pins in aid of Chelsea Longbeach RSL.
Group leader Jim McAlinden said some of
the venture scouts came up with the idea to help
raise money to support war veterans as part of

the "Scouts in Action" community project.
"It pushes the kids to think about more than
themselves," Mr McAlinden said.
Mr McAlinden said the venture scouts organised their own rosters to sell the poppies and
pins.
They volunteered for up to four hours each on
Saturdays and Sundays leading up to Remembrance Day on 11 November.

Tues 26th to Thurs 28th November @ 8PM
Tix $20/$15 concession
Bookings and enquiries: 0429 235 751
Tickets are cash only at the door
and available 45 minutes prior
to each performance.
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NEWS DESK

Napthine paves
way for more
CCTV cameras
MORE closed-circuit television cameras will be installed throughout Kingston after a council application for further funding was approved by the state
government.
Kingston council applied for an additional $225,000 to install surveillance cameras in August, on top of
$125,000 already received for CCTV
in Gnotuk Ave, Aspendale and around
Moorabbin train station.
Premier Denis Napthine used his
visit to Kingston on Monday for the
state government’s community cabinet
meeting to confirm the funds request
had been successful.
“This initiative will be a fantastic boost to community safety," Dr
Napthine said.
“These CCTV projects have the support of the Kingston community with
nearly 85 per cent of local residents
and traders surveyed supporting the
use of CCTV in the area.”

Kingston Council and the State Government will fund CCTV at five additional sites including the Station St
shops opposite Carrum train station,
the Mordialloc train station forecourt,
the Woolworths car park in Chelsea
and Chelsea’s Victory Park.
Kingston Mayor Paul Peulich said
the CCTVs would help promote a safer
environment, discourage inappropriate
behaviour and provide a useful support
tool for police.
“Our community believes Kingston
is a relatively safe city, but like the rest
of Victoria, some in our community
feel less safe at night time,” Cr Peulich
said. “We are committed to a partnership approach to promote and provide
a safe and healthy environment and
appreciate the support from the State
Government and emergency services.”
The new CCTV cameras are expected to be installed and operation by July
next year.

Setting sail: Chelsea Yacht Club opened its yachting season with the club’s first race of the summer. Picture: Gary Sissons

Sailing into new season
IT was full sail ahead as Chelsea Yacht
Club opened its yachting season with a
race off Chelsea beach last weekend.
Club commodore Brett Williams
said the opening day of the season was
a perfect opportunity to get the life
members down to the club and have a
celebration.
“We had good sailing conditions

and it was great to get back out on the
water,” he said.
The club has about 300 members,
including social members, and Mr
Williams said new members are always
welcome.
“We also have a training facility, so
beginners can come along and learn
how to sail safely,” he said.

The club’s spring and summer yachting season sails until the end of April
next year.
Visit www.chelseayachtclub.com.au
or call Chelsea Yacht Club president
Colin Williams on 9772 2854 or 0431
835 813 for further information on
membership or sailing lessions at the
club.

New garden a
bloomin’ success
EARLY last year, Richfield Village Community Garden Club
members Rose Greenhalgh and
Heather Glossop decided they
needed a bigger garden to grow
more vegetables for the retirement
village.
Some spare ground was found, a
plan was drawn up and approved
between the garden club and the
owner of the Richfield Retirement
Centre at Aspendale Gardens.
Fund raising began for fencing,
access gate and water supply. Raffles were run and a “hoedown”
was held to raise funds. The owner
donated some money and the Aspendale Gardens-Edithvale Community Bank Branch of Bendigo
Bank chipped in $1500.

Fences, a gate, water reticulation, paths, allotments, shed were
built and installed using the money
raised. The planting began and an
area was set aside for a herb garden for use by all retirement centre
residents.
Many residents supported the
project with their time, money, expertise and encouragement.
The official opening of the
garden area took place late last
month. Carrum MP Donna Bauer
officially opened the new garden.
Bendigo Bank representatives also
attended.
A barren piece of soil has now
been turned into a community
space to be enjoyed by Richfield
Retirement Centre residents.

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AROUND THE REGION

High aims for holiday experience
LOOKING for a holiday with a difference,
Deborah McDonell decided it was time to try out
the high life.
Two months of research later, Ms McDonell
was booked and in training. The high life
suggested by her friend would take her close to
the top of the world – trekking in the Himalayas,
including Mt Everest base camp.
“It wasn’t something I had planned to do, but
I was excited about the forthcoming adventure,”
Ms McDonell said.
That was 18 months ago.
Her “amazing” 13-day journey took place last
month and included adventures and near-misses
reserved for those seeking extreme experiences.
Faced by a daunting 135-kilometre trek at an
altitude of 5000 plus metres, the Mornington
Peninsula resident began specifically training for
the physical demands that would be required.
“I researched doing some altitude training but
it was expensive,” she said. “I’ve been doing

bootcamp with Hanley’s Fitness in Mornington
for a few years now and Ty Hanley, who runs the
program, and his partner Di helped me prepare
for the experience by concentrating on all
aspects of my fitness including cardiovascular,
strength and diet,” Ms McDonell said.
Ms McDonell joined a group of 12 Australians
for the trek, which was led by a team of four
Sherpa with four to six porters carrying their
packs. The high point of the trip was climbing
5500 metres to be at the top of Kala Patar
at sunrise “with 360-degree views of the
Himalayas, Everest base camp and Chola Pass”.
The clear skies and sunshine at the summit
contrasted with getting caught in an avalanche
while trekking through snow knee to waist high.
“Our head Sherpa was very experienced and
with the assistance of the other Sherpa ensured
that all of the trekkers were safe and survived the
experience,” Ms McDonell said.
“We were told that to trek around the base of a

mountain following recent snowfalls, we needed
to go in small groups and keep close to the side
of the mountain.
“As a group of four we were moving from
one rock shelter to the next. During one of these
moves I became aware of a thunderous roar,
looked up and the snow was just coming down.
Instinctively, I just crouched down and ducked
my head into my chest.
“After the snow stopped falling, I looked
around and two of the others in the group were
being plucked from the snow by the Sherpa and
one of the trekkers was not to be seen.
“Fortunately he was safe; no injuries but it was
certainly not an experience that any of our group
will forget, because not only snow came off
the mountain but also rocks, which fortunately
missed another of our group.”
The trek ended at “busy, crowded”
Kathmandu, “which is an experience in itself”.
Keith Platt

Top stuff: Deborah McDonell takes on the Himalayas.

Hospitals bear brunt
of dump and run plan

No sign: Police have been unable to locate the body of a Melbourne University student from New Zealand
who was swept into the sea after rescuing a friend at Pearses Beach a week ago. Picture Yanni

No sign of missing student
POLICE divers conducted a final search last
week for the body of a New Zealand student who
disappeared in rough surf off rocks near Blairgowrie after he had jumped in to rescue a friend
a week earlier.
Divers conducted an extensive search of the
rocky coastline at Pearses Beach last Wednesday
but were unable to find the 20-year-old man’s
body.
Underwater search efforts – following the Melbourne University student’s disappearance on
Wednesday 6 November – have been hampered
by poor weather and rough seas.
Police search and rescue officials said no further dive operations were planned in the area at
this stage but Parks Victoria would continue to
monitor the shoreline.
Police believe the man was swept under a rock
ledge or crevice, rather than out to sea, based on
interviews with his two friends, who had wit-

nessed his disappearance. The man, a New Zealand resident of Korean descent, was visiting the
peninsula with two friends when one of them
slipped off rocks into rough seas.
Sorrento police said the man had bravely
jumped into the water and helped his friend safely back onto the rocks but was then swept underwater when hit by a large wave as he attempted
to climb out.
A rescue helicopter arrived within an hour but
was unable to locate the man.
Uniformed police from a number of Mornington Peninsula stations were joined by the police
air wing, search and rescue divers, and SES and
coast guard volunteers to continue the search the
following day, while more searches were conducted over the past week.
The man’s mother, father and brother visited
the area last weekend accompanied by police.
Chris Brennan

By Chris Brennan
AMBULANCE waiting times at Frankston Hospital are now longer than at any other major emergency department in Melbourne, figures released
by Ambulance Victoria and made public by the
state Opposition last week reveal.
Labor’s Parliamentary Secretary for Health
Wade Noonan said the state’s gridlocked health
system was forcing ambulances to wait outside
hospitals longer than ever before, with Frankston
the worst affected.
The latest figures, obtained by the Opposition
under a freedom of information request, reveal
ambulance ramping times at Frankston Hospital
blew out from an average of 709 hours a month
over the 2009-10 financial year to 1275 hours in
2012-13, an increase of 566 hours.
“The figures prove what paramedics have been
saying for a long time – that ramping at hospitals
has never been as bad,” Mr Noonan said.
“Longer ramping times means patients are waiting longer to get into hospital and there are fewer
ambulances available to respond to life-threatening emergencies. This places lives at risk.”
The figures came on top of a report released the
previous week that showed Frankston Hospital
had among the state’s worst-performing emergency departments. Peninsula Health’s latest annual
report revealed it had failed to meet the majority
of targets set by the state government for timely
treatment of patients at Frankston Hospital.
The hospital was able to transfer patients from
ambulances within the required 40-minute time
frame just 56 per cent of the time – well short of
the target of 90 per cent set by the state government – which was undermining Ambulance Victoria’s ability to respond to new cases.

A lack of beds and funding shortfalls were
blamed for the hospital’s inability to meet targets.
However, the state government last week unveiled new measures aimed at improving patient
transfer times, with hospitals now required to assume immediate responsibility for people as soon
as they arrive by ambulance.
Health Minister David Davis released a report
from the Ambulance Transfer Taskforce, which
was formed to develop improved ways to transfer
patients from the care of Ambulance Victoria to
hospital emergency departments.
Mr Davis said all recommendations of the
taskforce would be adopted, as the government
adopted “a whole-of-system approach to emergency care” that would “more sharply delineate
responsibilities between Ambulance Victoria and
emergency departments”.
The report recommended Ambulance Victoria
work to ensure “optimal distribution of ambulances” to avoid the clustering of arrivals.
This would also be achieved through better
information sharing between emergency departments and Ambulance Victoria, and enhanced
by the progressive implementation of ambulance
arrival board technology at major metropolitan
emergency departments.
But critics of the move, who included doctors, nurses and paramedics, said the issue could
only be fixed by more hospital beds and that new
measures would simply shift the problem from
Ambulance Victoria to hospital staff.
The Opposition also slammed the new measures as a “dump and run” policy. “Without the
additional promised beds and staff, this dump and
run policy will simply deepen the pressure on our
failing health system,” Mr Noonan said.

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realestate

20 November 2013

World-class luxury
ONE of a only a handful of peninsula properties that could be described as world
class, “Bushy Park” has been meticulously designed and appointed with breathtaking
luxuries from around the globe. The 22.25-hectare property has been owned by the
Hodgins family for more than 100 years, and standing pride of place is the magnificent,
1116-square metre reproduction of “Oak Alley” – a historic mansion found on the banks of
the Mississippi River in the community of Vacherie, Louisiana. Defined by its sheer size
and extravagance, the design innovations are sure to leave a lasting impression. Built
about 12 years ago, the home spans two levels, both offering panoramic views across
the manicured grounds and two of the property’s three lakes. There are two kitchens and
multiple formal and informal living zones that will be perfect for any type of gathering.
Complementing the four bedrooms are three bathrooms, including the palatial ensuite for
the master bedroom. The set-up rivals the finest five-star hotels. Testament to this is the
inclusion of a lift as an alternative to the sweeping staircase. Other time-saving features
include a ducted heating and vacuum system. The gorgeous grounds boast more than one
hectare of lakes, making this grand estate a private lifestyle retreat with an overwhelming
sense of serenity and beauty. Like many properties of this stature, “Bushy Park” is a
working property, offering plenty of business potential. An enormous three-car garage is
positioned under the roofline of the home, and there is office space in the home and the
many outbuildings. Two factory-style sheds total more than 1700 square metres offering
plenty of storage for machinery and heavy vehicles. With the peninsula more accessible
than ever, this enticing location is under an hour’s drive from Melbourne and, to capitalise
on the lifestyle this area is famous for, wineries, beaches and fine dining are all close by.

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instant value to the property, the home offers 2 living areas, a timber kitchen with a
dishwasher and fan forced wall oven, dual-entry bathroom & garage.

OFFERING six treatment rooms, this well-presented salon specialises in hot waxing and
also offers services in spray tans, massages, facials, manicures, pedicures and facial
tinting. The monthly rent is $712.37, however the landlord will negotiate a new lease. The
business has built a good client base over the 12 years it has operated and has a social
media profile. Currently trading only 15 hours a week, there is great potential here and all
offers will be considered.

SET within a block of four, this front factory has great exposure and is suitable for a
range of retail or wholesale operations. There is about 276 square metres of floor space,
which includes the factory floor, a mezzanine level, showroom, staff room and bathroom.
Upstairs is an additional 60 square metres of self-contained office or utility space, with
a private external entrance. The site has plenty of car parks, and this growing industrial
estate has great access to Peninsula Link and onto Eastlink. This is a well-presented
property and the options are endless for the astute investor or owner/occupier.

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site parking. Full commercial kitchen.
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in place. Rare opportunity to buy a
business of this quality.

Owner must sell due to illness.
Well established business with
turnover approx $400,000 p.a.
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$235,000 + stock

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LICENSED RESTAURANT

Currently run as
This outstanding
OWNER KEEN TO SELL
Indian Cuisine, can be
Mornington business has a
Prime Main St. Mornington
changed. Indoor and outdoor
turnover of approx $26,000 per week
location. This award winning
seating. Shopping strip location close and is a perfect business opportunity. restaurant is a great opportunity in
to beach.
Long established with a huge
this prized position. Takings average
Ideal for Summer trade.
customer base, operates 6 days 9-5. $15,000 per week, 6 days only. This
Long lease available. All training and mediterranean style eatery features
hand over provided
a superb street front deck/balcony
with regular client base.

Cloud accounting gives business edge
By Sean Limpens
- BCV Financial Solutions
IN the tough economic environment,
business owners are craving proactive, timely advice, not a history lesson. As an accountant I’m often asked
by a potential client what I can offer
them that their existing accountant
isn’t offering.
The answer: Cloud Accounting.
So what is a cloud accounting
system? It’s quite simple really. It’s
a system that sits ‘in the cloud’ (that
is, on the internet), and is accessible
from any computer or mobile device
with internet access, anywhere in
the world. This means that you, your
business partner, selected employees,
your bookkeeper or your accountant (in fact anyone you desire) can
access real-time accounting data
for your business, anywhere, any
time. Compare this to the old-school
accounting software that sits on one
computer, can only be accessed when
you’re in the office or the study at
home, and requires you to download
a data file (when you get around to it),
and trot off to your accountant several
months after the fact for some ‘timely
advice’.
That’s assuming your computer
hasn’t crashed, taking all your hard
work with it!
Another key feature of the stronger
cloud systems is that data feeds directly from the client’s bank account
into the ledger. This provides several
advantages – it minimises data entry,
it allows you or your bookkeeper to
keep on top of the minimal data entry
that is required, but most importantly,

it allows your accountant to view
real-time data for your business.
When you call your accountant seeking advice, they should be able to
provide it based on what’s happening
now, not on your financial results of
12 or 18 months ago. Cloud accounting allows the accountant to deal with
the present, not the past.
This is key – cloud software isn’t

the magic ingredient to develop your
business – proactive advice is. Cloud
accounting is the pathway to proactive advice.
Is it secure? That’s the most common question we’re asked when we
talk about cloud accounting software.
The most advanced systems (such as
Xero, which we favour) use security
equivalent to that used in internet

banking. Further, these companies
back up data on servers in multiple,
secure data centres, meaning your
data will never be lost. Too often we
hear of clients who have lost months
of data entry as their computer has
crashed or laptop has been stolen.
This can’t happen with a cloud solution.
Is it expensive? Another common

question. No. In fact cloud solutions
are generally far more cost-effective
than ‘off the shelf’ products, and
offer the benefit of cheaper, monthly
subscriptions, as opposed to an
up-front investment of $500-$1,000
for PC-based software. The ease of
use of these systems, together with
the reduction in data entry, should
also reduce bookkeeping costs. ‘Off
the shelf’ software packages also
generally require an expensive annual
update, while cloud solutions usually
include all updates in the monthly
subscription.
The case for cloud accounting
continues to mount.
Cloud accounting really is the way
of the future. But it’s here and available now, for businesses of all sizes.
Is your accountant embracing the
cloud?
BCV Financial Solutions have been
offering clear and sound business
advice since 1999.
Our company is a members of
the Proactive Accountants Network
(PAN), an exclusive network of approximately 300 accounting firms
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and discuss best practice, and access
to innovative business benchmarking and cloud accounting solutions
exclusive to PAN members.
Contact us to change your approach
to your business. We are located at 48
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THURSDAY, 28 NOVEMBER

FROM 5.30PM-7.00PM
FRANKSTON ARTS CENTRE, 27/37 DAVEY ST, FRANKSTON
It’s Thursday night; you’re sitting at the kitchen table doing
the bookwork, again.
You didn’t go into business to be a bookkeeper.
Are you sick of reconciling bank statements?
Are you tired of re-keying data into your accounting system?
Still working out your business finances for July in November?
Don’t spend valuable time keying in bank statements and
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We use and love Xero beautiful accounting software.
210,000+ businesses are using Xero to obtain real-time
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demonstration of the benefits of moving to Xero and the
real-time reporting it provides.
Light refreshments provided from 5.30pm with the
presentation kicking off at 6pm and running for 60 minutes.
Please feel free to bring along other business owners that
may be interested in this event.
Don’t let your accounting system control your life; get your
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The passport to new adventures
By Stuart McCullough
WHEN you turn eighteen, nothing
seems so important as getting your
driver’s licence. The simple act of being able to reverse park is the closest
thing we have to a welcoming ceremony for adulthood. Not that it’s all
about driving. Granted, the ability to
drive a car represents a level of freedom that perfectly complements the
coming of age. That’s so even when
the car in question is a puke-green
1982 Daihatsu Charade. But in addition to driving there’s also the matter
of being able to attend a pub. Not that
everyone gets their license exactly on
turning eighteen.
I, for one, had been worried about
my year 12 exams and had done nothing about learning how to drive aside
from opening the doors and switching cassettes in the tape deck – both
of which I had almost mastered. I finished year 12 just about the same time
as I hit my first real milestone and, of
course, all the people I went to school
with were eager to go out. Turning up
at the door of a licensed venue and
expecting them to take your word that
you’re over eighteen is something
I now do with confidence but, then,
seemed to be a recipe for disaster. Being the ‘pre-Internet’ age, recipes for
disaster were still quite rare and could
not simply be downloaded from the
Jamie Oliver website. Accordingly, I
had to use my passport.
It had been issued a few years earlier. I would later learn that photos for
any official document are intentionally hideous but back then, was horrified at the picture that graced my
passport. I looked so doleful and forlorn. As though the thought of having

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to get on a plane was the most severe
punishment my youthful mind could
imagine. The picture was so bad, you
could easily assume that had the camera pulled back a metre or so, it would
have revealed a plaque between my
hands with my prisoner number on it.
My friends had decided that we
were going out. But rather than attend
a local venue, we would be travelling
to the city. Clearly, we were out of our

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minds. We knew nothing of the city,
which meant that selecting a venue
was done pretty much at random. As
fate would have it, we selected the Red
Back Brewery in North Melbourne.
Being from a small town, I was keen
to ensure that I didn’t turn up looking like some kind of unsophisticated
country bumpkin. For that reason, I
decided to wear ‘the good shirt’.
Over the years, many shirts have

held the esteemed title of ‘the good
shirt’. There was the yellow one that
made me look like B2’s stunt double.
The undisputed title-holder for the
years 1986 – 1988, however, was a
purple paisley number that looked like
an acid flashback and induced immediate nausea in all who happened to
gaze upon it. However, in the golden
year of 1989, the ‘good shirt’ was a
silk number with a scratchy brown
pattern that I now refer to as ‘The
Brown Hornet’. At the time, I thought
it was wonderful. With the benefit of a
whole lot of hindsight, it was the kind
of shirt that even APEC leaders would
reject and almost singlehandedly ensured my social isolation. Not that I
knew that in 1989.
With my good shirt on and my
passport tucked into the top pocket, I
was ready. My friends picked me up
and we began the epic journey that
would take us from the Mornington
Peninsula to the bustling city. A world
of possibilities awaited us. However,
once we arrived, it became apparent
that a world of possibilities was, in
fact, awaiting us at some other pub; as
this one had nothing to offer other than
strange tasting beer and an atmosphere
that would make outer space seem
welcoming.
It was dreadful. There were other
people milling around, but they were
all huddled in groups. Wearing the
‘Brown Hornet’, it was like having a
force field around me. We assumed
that by the simple act of turning up,
something incredible would happen.
Instead, we just ended up standing
around feeling awkward before deciding to call time and head back to Tyabb. Frankly, you don’t need to make
a hundred kilometre round-trip to feel

uncomfortable. Such results can easily
be obtained without the inconvenience
of travel.
Having returned from my big adventure, I went to bed and thought little
more about it. That is, until the washing came out of the dryer and it became apparent that I had left my passport in the top pocket of the ‘Brown
Hornet’. It now resembled some kind
of forgery and was as good as ruined.
The photo, which before had seemed
unreasonably miserable, looked as if
I’d just been caught in an unexpected
rainstorm.
It was ironic. I didn’t need a passport
to travel from Tyabb to the city, even
if it did seem like a completely separate world. Having decided to take
my passport in order to travel to Melbourne, I had ruined it in the process.
Whilst many others would probably
try and get a replacement, I took it as a
sign and swore off overseas travel for
the next five years.
As for the ‘Brown Hornet’, I continued to wear it for some time to come
until it was replaced by a nifty little
number I bought in a fit of insanity at
the Queen Victoria Market that was a
little bit cowboy and little bit ‘bogan’.
Despite the switch in style, it would
prove to be equally effective at repelling other people. At the time I referred
to it only as ‘the good shirt’ but now I
like to think of it as my ‘Country and
Western Suburbs’ shirt. It was the kind
of shirt that was really only any use if
you were called upon to attend a hoedown at short notice. It was a circumstance that never arose. Nevertheless,
I wore it everywhere. Everywhere,
that is, except the Red Back Brewery.
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Pet pals welcome at fun day out
Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Peninsula Pet Expo is back with a new
name and a bigger and better range
of exhibits, activities and attractions
for all pet lovers.
The Shire’s Peninsula Pet Expo is
a free event being held on Sunday 24
November.
It’s set to be fantastic fun for all the
family – and your pets.
There are lots of things to see and
do, including a special appearance
from Sylvester and Tweety, the Butterfly House, cow milking, the All
Breeds Championship Cat Show,
farm animals, Jack Russell Terrier
racing and a miniature pony show.
“There’ll be so much for families
to see and do at the free Peninsula
Pet Expo. Join us for face painting,
competitions, giveaways and check
out more than 30 exhibitors all set
up at the Village Green in Rosebud,”
Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor
Antonella Celi said.
“And don’t forget to bring your
pet for the chance to win a number
of prizes on the day for best-dressed
pet, pet that most looks like its owner, largest pet, smallest pet and pet of
the year.”
Dog training expert Basil Theofanides will bring a wealth of pet ownership knowledge to the expo.
Basil is the expo’s event ambassador, and has been involved with
dog training and instructing for more
than 25 years.
As a professional dog trainer and
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“I’m looking forward to meeting peninsula pet lovers, and talking about some simple yet effective
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and make your canine household
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Basil has appeared on Burke’s
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His Kindergarten Puppy Program
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All Breeds Champion Cat Show.
Cats from across the peninsula and
from around Victoria will be shown
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breeds and companion cat categories.
There’s free fun for everyone.
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Performance
THE Rolling Stones’ Sweet Summer
Sun - Hyde Park Live is released
this week on DVD and Blu-Ray, and
Shock Entertainment has given The
News a promotional prize pack to give
away.
It contains a DVD, Blu-Ray and
T-shirt and could be yours by sending
your name and address on the back
of an envelope to: Rolling Stones
Live, MP News Group, PO Box 588,
Hastings 3915.
Chronicling the Stones’ triumphant
return to London’s Hyde Park with a
two-hour live concert, the highlights
package includes new and unseen
backstage footage.
More than 100,000 delirious fans
packed the venue for two spectacular
concerts to see Mick Jagger, Keith
Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie
Wood do what they do best.
The Stones delivered a five star
performance packed with hits such as
Start Me Up, Brown Sugar, Jumpin’
Jack Flash, Miss You, It’s Only Rock
‘n’ Roll, Gimme Shelter, Doom and
Gloom and Sympathy for the Devil, as
well as one or two surprises.
Jagger said: “It was a great gig…
It was beautiful with the sun going
down over Hyde Park. I can’t think of
a better way to celebrate the Rolling
Stones’ 50 years than doing it on our
home patch in front of 100,000 people
on a glorious summer night…enjoy
it… we certainly did.”
Richards commented: “Coming
back to Hyde Park was like a full
circle being drawn, and the band were
in top form. We thought what could
be more appropriate than having a
great summer in London.”
From the second the Stones stepped
onto the stage each night, through to
the dazzling pyrotechnic display that
heralded the end of the show, fans
old and new were treated to a nonstop, hit after hit performance, which
took them through the Stones’ huge
back catalogue. Richards wowed the
crowds by weaving his charismatic
guitar licks with Wood’s immense

solos, Jagger was on spectacular
form, his boundless energy on stage
matched by a number of stunning
outfit changes, and Watts, the
unflappable heartbeat, driving the
band on through the set.
Former guitarist Mick Taylor –
whose live debut with the Stones took
place at the original 1969 Hyde Park
concert – joined the band on stage to
guest on the bluesy Midnight Rambler
and on closing track Satisfaction,
while long-term live band members
Lisa Fischer, Darryl Jones, Chuck
Leavell, Bernard Fowler, Bobby
Keys and Tim Ries all added their
inimitable flair and finesse.
Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park
Live is the perfect way for concertgoers to relive their memories from
the gigs, and for their fans to see the
band back where they truly belong:
live on stage in their hometown.
The Rolling Stones’ Sweet Summer
Sun – Hyde Park Live out on DVD
and Blu-Ray 15 November. www.
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***
THANKS to Mt Eliza singersongwriter Lachlan Bryan, the new
Peninsula Music Festival website is
up and running with full details about
the festival on Sunday 12 January.
Stay tuned for your chance to win
a double pass to the event. www.
peninsulamusicfestival.com.au
***
COUNTRY Crossroads returns to
Foxtel on Thursday 28 November
on Aurora Channel 183. This will
be the seventh series, which features
a showcase of local country music
artists www.countrycrossroads.com.au
***
HIP-hop icon Eminem is coming
to Melbourne on Wednesday 19
February. He sold out his stadium
tour in Australia two years ago. A
13-time Grammy and Oscar winner,
Eminem has sold 80 million albums,
120 million singles and had 2.5 billion
views online. Tickets from 136 100 or
ticketmaster.com.au
***

NINE long-lost episodes of Doctor
Who not seen since the 1960s have
been recovered from a storeroom in
Nigeria.
The previously lost shows were
among 11 traced to a TV relay station
and the find brings back to life an
entire six episode story. Archive
director Phillip Morris unearthed the
programs by looking up the records
of overseas shipments of tapes made
by the BBC. Mr Morris said: “I
remember wiping the dust off the
masking tape on the canisters and
my heart missed as l saw the words
Doctor Who. The newly found stories
included The Enemy of the World
(1967) and The Web of Fear (1968),
both starring Patrick Troughton as the
second Doctor.
***
AUSTRALIA Post has officially
marked the start of the festive
season with the release of this year’s
Christmas stamps, featuring familiar
emblems and the traditional Nativity
scene.
“Australians enjoy sending and
receiving their Christmas greetings
through the post, it’s a more personal
and real experience,” said Australia
Post Managing Director and CEO
Ahmed Fahour.
The two traditional Christmas
stamps depict the Virgin Mary and
Christ Child and shepherds adoring
the Christ Child. They are based on
a painting by Australian artist Paul
Newton, which is shown fully in the
miniature sheet.
The four non-traditional stamps
feature familiar Christmas symbols:
a Christmas tree, gift, candle and
a bell. They are designed by Lisa
Christensen of the Australia Post
Design Studio.
When choosing Christmas cards,
senders should remember to select
standard sizes (no larger than 130mm
x 240m) to qualify for the 55c stamp
rate for Australia and $1.70 (New
Zealand), $1.80 (Asia Pacific) or
$2.55 (rest of the world) stamp rate

and/or SBS World News viewers;
ditto Age readers and behavioural
type documentary watchers. I’ve yet
to meet a sensible person who does
not watch “rubbish” at some time or
other. Why should they feel a sense
of superiority purely because of any
television show?
***
MONEY may well be the root of
all evil but it surely stands head
and shoulders as No1 for true love.
Being “in love” with your darling
and love of your children, maybe
even your country are high on the
list, but money love reigns supreme.
Heart love carries with it hope, fear,
jealousy and sweet dreams. True,
people regularly say money is not
important, but it’s never by people
who have none. All about “happiness”
perhaps, but no money, no nothing.
Money carries wisdom, honour,
fame, graft and respect, earned or
otherwise. “This is she on whom the
whole world waits hand and foot, the
all-powerful and all-ruling Goddess
Money. No? Ask Andrew Demetriou.
***
HEALTH Minister David Davis is
banning smoking at train stations
early next year to “improve the health
and wellbeing of public transport
users”. Pure clear air, apart from
thousands of motor vehicles driving
past while waiting. Bye-bye passive
smoke, a scientific fact according to
medical gurus. I commend, indeed

agree with all those people writing to
newspapers on climate change backed
by substantial scientific evidence.
What bothers me is many of them
wrote those same letters on passive
smoking where, to my knowledge,
there has never been any scientific
proof. A strange set of preferences.
Kids living in the streets, families
living with poverty, a 15-year wait for
public housing and our politicians are
concerned about train stops?
***
“SMALL business does better under a
Liberal government”. I’ve heard this
mournful cry for the past 50 years
from the many letters to newspapers
and some of my “business” friends.
For the life of me I have yet to see
evidence of small business owners
doing better under either government.
Promises, promises. Maybe they
simply “feel” more secure, for
unknown reasons. Small Business
Minister Bruce Billson is on the job,
looking at the 80 per cent market
share of Coles and Woolworths.
Expect nothing.
***
AS a teenager it was generally
accepted among my mates (similar
to The Dead End Kids movies of
the1930s) that my taste in music
(songs, back then) was corny. This
opinion remained over the years and
survives to this day and I still don’t
understand why? I have a spot on Arts
About (3RPP 98.7 Sundays 11am to

midday) and nominate a song each
week. Same comments - corny?
Recently I nominated Gay Pirates
by Cosmo Jarvis and the comment
was “a very hip to the moment artist/
song- very impressed”. Bully for me;
I’ve graduated, become arty-farty?
Perhaps I’ll follow with Mario’s
Ave Maria followed by Slim Dusty?
Corny? It’s called taste.
***
YES, I’m well aware there’s lots to
write about on our political front;
Tony’s live export switch, ditto the
boats, weddings, Julie as Foreign
Minister, Christopher Pyne re-writing
teaching methods but after a long
year of politics I thought I’d give it
all a miss for a month. Anyway, it’s
amusing reading all those letters from
Liberal voters justifying Tony’s every
move.
***
HAVING said that, our mate Joe
Hockey, best known as the Minister
for Orchestrated Misinformation
(“it’s time now to listen to the
Australian people”?) is to axe the
mining tax costing us $3.5 million,
but not to worry, the cutting of the
Schoolkids Bonus, the Low Income
Superannuation Contribution and the
Income Support Bonus will more than
cover our losses. Joe (middle name
blow) is in there punching, for us. The
more expensive high-income super
accounts remain in force.
***

No stone left unturned:
The Rollings Stones new
live presentation, Hyde
Park Live.

By
Gary
Turner

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FORMER Aztecs drummer Gil
Matthews is reissuing on CD
landmark albums such as 45 Years of
Song by Glenn Shorrock, Part One
by Spectrum, Aztecs Live at Sunbury
by Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs,
Ball Power by Lobby Loyde and The
Coloured Balls, Stillpoint by Madder
Lake, Obsecration by Lobby Loyde,
Best Of by Billy Field, Total Union by
Band of Light, The Complete Havoc
Singles 1971-1973 and many more.
www.aztecrecords.com.au/www.
aztecinternational.com.au
TOP 10 ALBUMS
1. At The Mountains of Madness –
Blackfeather
2. Black Coffee – Lachlan Bryan &
The Wildes
3. Feels Like Home – Sheryl Crow
4. The Bluegrass Album – Alan
Jackson
5. Ghosts, Choirs and Kings –
Megan Cooper
6. The Man I Am – Randy Travis
7. Award Winning Country Vol 12
– various
8. More Arse Than Class – Aztecs
9. It’s a Country Song – Allan
Caswell
10. Hard to Get Hits – various
Album of the week: Till the North
Wind Blows – The Weeping Willows

A Grain of Salt
THE Melbourne Cup long weekend
began the influx to downtown Rye,
it’s been and gone for now until
the dreaded carnival arrives along
with Greeks, Italians, Croatians,
Lebanese, Asians, Latvians and
Aussies accompanied by Range
Rovers, Utes and jet skis. A veritable
multicultural mishmash. Funny if we
did the switch; 20,000 on a holiday in
Melbourne, sashay along Swanston
Street, five, six, seven abreast, bugger
anyone wanting to pass, eating ice
creams, shorts and bare chests for
men, bikinis for the ladies, iPhones
listening to Sir Cliff Richard, anklebiters and barking Shih Tzus. Trapped
all of January, unless willing to risk
life and limb on the long drive to
Chelsea to lunch with my sisters. Not
to worry, a small price to pay for 11
months of relative peace, assuming
I can safely walk across the road to
the Rye RSL. Think positive! Good
for small businesses, Woolworths and
Coles, (no specials ’till late February,
except for cokes). Welcome all?
***
I’M no Big Brother watcher; maybe
a few episodes years back was
enough. The real fascination is the
reaction I get when I occasionally lie
and suggest I’m looking forward to
tonight’s episode, or whatever. “How
can you watch that rubbish?” and the
like, mostly with a superior attitude as
to taste. This same reaction (though
not as harsh) can come from ABC

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By
Cliff
Ellen
RANDOM thoughts: Find out who
decided to improve packaging on
almost everything we buy and jail
them. Sleepmaker research into
1,000 people found two out of
every three couples end the day by
fighting; a simple “yes” would have
solved their problems. Do you ever
wonder what Eddie Obeid was like
as a lad? Comic journalist master
hypocrite Andrew Bolt: “Socialism
is the refuge of the totalitarian”, on
Clive Palmer; “sinister, irrational
and a self-serving bully”; again the
pot and the kettle. Forty per cent of
underperforming teachers is plain
nonsense; more accurately 90 per cent
underperforming politicians. Leave
my mate Ned (Kelly) in peace; he
deserves it. A reconciliation game
between St Kilda and Collingwood
and another free trip for Nicky
Winmar? Motive: more money for
the AFL – to offset the Irish debacle?
Dobbing in is a cancer, don’t fall for
it.
“Ninety per cent of politicians
give the remaining 10 per cent a bad
name” – Henry Kissinger
Hooroo.
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Mysterious horse thief strikes again, one-legged career criminal jailed
Compiled by Matt Vowell
From the pages of the Mornington
Standard, 22 November 1913
MR Mark Thornell was disappointed
to find that his horse was not in the
paddock on Wednesday morning.
Someone had taken it out through the
wires, as the foot marks could easily
be seen. Mr Thornell has placed the
matter in the hands of the police. I
understand that this is not the only
one that is missing.
***
ON Tuesday last, before Mr B.
Baxter, J.P., a one-legged man, named
Thorpe, who was arrested the day
before by Constable McCallum, was
sentenced to one month’s imprisonment on a charge of offensive
behaviour. This makes Thorpe’s 59th
conviction.
***
MR and Mrs Hugh Farquhar Robertson, who toured Britain and the
continent for their honeymoon trip,
are returning to Melbourne by the
Otway.
***
A EUCHRE party and dance will be
held in the Frankston Mechanics’
Hall on Wednesday, 3rd December,
under the auspices of the Brass Band,
the proceeds to be devoted to the
purchase of uniforms.
***
A SOCIAL evening will be held on
Saturday, 29th inst., in the Frankston
Mechanics’ Hall, under the patronage
of the local Branch of the Women’s
National League. A good programme
will be provided.
***
CONSTABLE Montgomery, who

during last summer was stationed at
Frankston to assist Constable McCallum during the busy months, arrived
on Wednesday last, and he will again
be stationed here during the summer.
***
EIGHT cwt. of fish in one haul! This
catch was not made by the Federal
trawler, but by Messrs Burton Bros,
one day last week, when, in one haul,
they secured 22 immense “yellow
tail,” averaging 40lbs each.
***
THE financial results of the concert
given in Frankston by the Choral
Society are to hand:- Receipts for
advertisements, 10s 6d; for door
and tickets, £7 9s; total, £7 19s 6d;
expenditure - printing, £17s 6d; hall,
£15s; pianist, £1 1s ; performers expenses, 10s 9d; total, £3 14s 3d. The
profits were £4 5s 3d.
***
A LARGE number attended the
lantern lecture given after church
on Sunday night last, by Rev G. A.
Kitchen, in St. Paul’s Sunday School.
On Sunday night next another lecture
will be given. The other two lectures
announced for December have been
altered to November 30 and December 7. An anthem will be rendered by
the choir on Sunday evening.
***
SOME good hauls of the wily schnapper have been made during the week
at Frankston. On Tuesday, Mr W.
Gregory secured 69, and on the same
day, Mr F. Burton accounted for about
80. Several smaller hauls were also
made. On Wednesday, Mr F. Burton
“struck it rich,” and secured a haul
of 92. Other fishermen have all been
more or less lucky.

***
MESSRS Brody and Mason will hold
an auction sale this afternoon, on
the ground, Mornington Road, of a
complete campers’ outfit, consisting
of tents, piano, sideboard, duchesse
chest, and sundries. The lot will be
offered as a going concern, but if no
satisfactory offer is received; will
then be offered in lots. The sale will
commence at 3.30 p.m. The sale is on
account of the “Billikins” camp, who
have disbanded.

I undertstand that
Mrs Hodgins has
bought a piece of
land in front of the
Methodist Church
and intends to put
residence there.

***
AT the meeting of the Frankston
Branch of the White Ribbon Union,
held at Miss Purves’ residence on

Wednesday’ afternoon, Mrs Twining
(on her retirement as president) was
presented with a handsome vase, as
a slight recognition of her valuable
services for the past 13 years, during which period she has filled the
position of president to the branch.
The presentation was made by Miss
Purves, in a neat little speech, on behalf of the members, and was suitably
responded to by Mrs Twining. Mrs
Maucum was appointed president to
the branch. Afternoon tea was then
handed round, after which the proceedings terminated.
***
FAVORED by fine weather, a bazaar
held in aid of the funds of St. Phillip’s Church, drew large crowds to
the public hall in the afternoon and
evening of Saturday last. Several
boats brought about 70 visitors from
the mainland, the largest quota being contributed by Hastings. When
the bazaar was opened to the public
the display of good things was well
calculated to untie the purse strings
of the most frugal, and stood as a
monument to the untiring labours
of the committee of ladies who had
all the arrangements in hand. As the
day wore on, business became brisk,
the various stall-holders vying with
one another in their efforts to tempt
from divers’ places all the stray coins
concealed about the person of the
unwary. The church funds will benefit
considerably as a consequence. During the evening a musical programme
was gone through, the principal items
being songs by Misses Jones, Reid
and Romeo and Mr J. Carmichael.
Miss Romeo acted as accompanist.
The Hastings Brass Band, under the

baton of Mr W. H. Prosser, rendered
enlivening selections throughout the
proceedings, and their presence was
much appreciated. Rev. W. Burvill
was a genial host, and those in charge
of the various stalls were as follows:Clothes, Mesdames McLardy and
Walton; sweets and cordials, Misses
McCormick, Gullifer and Grayden;
cakes, Misses McFee and Cherrie;
produce, Misses Kennon and Leeson;
fancy, Misses Matthews and George;
Post Office, Miss McCormick; fish
pond and dip, Misses H. Walton,
Richards and Pryor; hoop-in, Mrs
Reynolds and Mr Reardon; refreshments Misses Oswin and McCormick.
***
LETTER to the editor - Sir, permit
me, through your columns, to draw
the attention of the ratepayers of
Hastings to the existing state of affairs re the Hastings sanitary contract.
I understand the agreement requires
the contractor to make a round every
seven days, but it has been circulated
on good authority that that gentleman
makes his rounds at intervals of eight,
nine, or even ten days, or in other
words, three rounds instead of four
per 28 days, but I notice that he never
forgets to charge for the fourth round,
which is never made.
***
I UNDERSTAND that Mrs Hodgins
has bought a piece of land in front of
the Methodist Church and intends to
put a residence there.
***
WE regret to state that Master Frank
Odgers, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W.
Odgers, is at present lying very seriously ill at his parent’s residence at
Mornington.

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Sorrento opens up gap at the top
PROVINCIAL
By IT Gully
Sorrento has some breathing space at
the top of the MPCA Provincial ladder after claiming an outright win over
Rye.
Resuming at 0/92, chasing just 118
for a first innings win, the Sharks finally declared their innings at 4/198.
Nick Jewell added just three runs to
his overnight total but finished with
a half century, while Liam O’Connor
finished not out on 38.
Jedd Flack wasn’t able to add to his
overnight total of 36, while Leigh Poholke contributed 31.
After being rolled for 118 in its first
innings, things got worse for the Demons in their second dig when they
were dismissed for 90.
Nick Davern tore through the Rye

batting line-up, claiming 4/32, Ryan
O’Connor snared 3/24 to give him
match figures of 7/45 and AJ King
claimed 2/18 to give him five for the
match.
The Sorras needed just 12 runs to
get the outright victory and move six
points clear at the top of the ladder.
As predicted, Crib Point comfortably chased down the 182 set by Moorooduc in week one of their match.
And it was Luke Herrington who
stole the show.
Coming in at three, Herrington made
three runs more himself than the entire
Ducs team.
In a masterful innings, Herrington
clubbed 185, sharing a 109 partnership
with Adam Kuelen (45).
The Pies finished on 5/315 after being 2/40 at one stage.
The star all-rounder hit 19 fours and

nine sixes in his innings, which included two massive hits into Govenor Rd.
Langwarrin’s bowlers were at their
best again on Saturday against Mt
Eliza, bowling out the opposition for
just 106.
Mal Coutts turned the game on its
head when he took three quick wickets
and finished the match with 3/46. This
was on the back of the all-rounder’s 46
runs with the bat.
Andy Johnson had a trundle and
snared 2/8 bowling his off-spinners,
teenage left arm quick Matt Davie
snared 2/16 and Dwayne Doig pickedup 2/27.
Tommy Baron was the only Mountie
to offer any resistance with 31 runs.
Baxter got the job done as expected
against Mt Martha.
Defending 9/246, Baxter rolled the
Reds for just 111.

Knights bottom out
DISTRICT
By IT Gully
Ballam Park finds itself in familiar territory on the bottom of the MPCA District table after another shocking
loss on Saturday, this time against Seaford.
Both teams were coming into the match without a
victory in the 2013-14 season, and it was Seaford who
notched up their first win of the season.
After making 9/257 with the bat, Seaford was then able
to roll the Knights for just 127.
Anthony Joel with an unbeaten 52, along with number 11 batsman Mark Miller (34), were the only Knights
batsmen to offer any kind of resistance.
Eight of the 11 batsmen failed to make it into double
figures.
David Laing was the best of the Seaford bowlers with
4/33 from 12 overs while Mathew Herbert made it 10
wickets for the season with 3/29.
Pines fell 41 runs short of chasing down Somerville’s
236.
The final score flattered the Piners, who at one stage
were 6/76.
Jake Prosser was the only recognised batsman to get
amongst the runs with 48, while number 10 Pat Jackson scored a half century and Nick Wilcox, batting at
11, made 25.
Jackson and Wilcox took the Piners from 9/124 to all
out 195.
Pat Jackson was run out with four overs to play.
Sam Delaney was at his best for the Eagles with 3/32
and Daniel Kelly and Russell Wilkes each claimed two
scalps.
Delacombe Park continued on its merry way, easily
accounting for Hastings.
Setting the Blues 269 for victory, even on the small
Parkers’ ground, the total was always going to be tough
to reach for the Blues.
Chris Brittain was at his absolute best for the Parkers with the ball, ripping through the Blues and finishing

Park life: Delacombe Park overran Hastings
to clinch victory in their District match at the
weekend. Pictures: Andrew Hurst

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with 6/36. This was on the back of his 71 runs with the
bat.
Shane Deal also got amongst the wickets, claiming
2/25.
Timmy Birch flew the batting flag for the Blues with
65 runs, while Luke Hewitt again led from the front and
added 30 runs to his 3/55 in week one with the ball.
Boneo celebrated its second win of the season and now
finds itself equal third on the ladder.
Boneo successfully tracked down the 182 runs required to pick up the win against Carrum.
The visitor’s bowlers were at their finest last week and
the batsmen stood up to the plate on Saturday.
After a shaky start where they lost both openers with
the score on 14, Boneo knuckled down and the top order
came to the fore.
Keeper Spencer Byatt batted patiently for his 59 and
Ryan Jellie batted through the innings to finish unbeaten
on 57. Jayden Sholl was also strong when he needed to
be and hit 21 runs off 39 balls.
Boneo got the total after losing just five wickets.
Main Ridge easily accounted for Baden Powell.
After bowling out the Braves for just 159 last week,
the Ridge then batted beautifully, eventually calling it
quits with their score at 3/187.
Michael Holmes opened with 55 and Gareth Wyatt finished unbeaten on 51. Wyatt now has 301 runs for the
season. Brendan Rossborough contributed 28 not out.
Nathan Rice with 2/23 was the pick of the Baden Powell bowlers.
Seaford Tigers made light work of Flinders and it
was Corey Hand who was front and centre once again.
After making 96 with the bat last week, Hand snared
2/27 to be one of his side’s best with the ball.
Mark Carroll was also exceptional with the ball for the
Tigers, claiming 4/33 from 10 overs. He was the seventh
bowler used on the day.
Tommy Clements was the best of the Flinders batsmen
with 40, while skipper Andrew Power made it 289 runs
for the season with 32.

Darren Uccello was up to his old
tricks, claiming 4/10, while Sam Wolsgrove helped himself to 3/38.
Mitch Darville was the best of the
Mt Martha bats with 35, while Brett
Wilkinson hit 29.
The Reds lost their last seven wickets for just 46 runs.
In not so good news for Baxter, the
in-form Adrian Mack broke down in
his fourth over of the day.
Peninsula Old Boys got on the
board with a 16-run start against
Heatherhill.
After making 190 last week, Heatherhill started extremely well with the
ball, having the Old Boys in some
early trouble at 3/47.
However, Eivion Bowen and Glenn
Prendergast got things back on track
with a 41-run partnership.
The Hills got back on top though and

had the Old Boys in trouble again at
7/130.
Justin Parkes (19) and Adam Gailitis (23), along with Adam Jones (14),
were able to ensure there was some
wag in the tail and get the Old Boys
across the line. They finished on 206.
Daniel Woods had a day out with the
ball for the Hills, bowling 16 overs and
finishing with 5/51.
Long Island was punished by
Mornington.
The Islanders resumed on 4/22 after
bowling out the Doggies for 129 last
week.
However, the Mornington bowlers
stayed focused on day two and rolled
the Islanders for 70. Scott Phillips top
scored with 29.
For the Dogs, Luke Popov finished
with 5/24 and Matt Foon was just as
good claiming 4/37.

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Nagel boys’ double act get Buds over the line
SUB-DISTRICT
By IT Gully
ONE of the Peninsula’s finest cricketers, Jason
Nagel, almost single-handedly won Rosebud the
weekend game against Carrum Downs.
However, he did have a little help from his
16-year-old son, Patrick.
The former league medal winner came to the
crease at number nine after the Cougars had taken
a team hat-trick and had the Buds on the ropes at
8/129. Chasing 194 for victory, the game looked
gone for the Buds.
However, Jason Nagel was soon joined at the
crease by his son, who was also in the First XI for
the first time.

Together, Jason and Patrick shared a 42-run
partnership.
Jason then had the support of Jason Peirce, who
was able to stick around long enough to ensure
that the Buds got to 201 before Nagel was bowled
by Carrum Downs’ Chamara Perera.
It was a memorable victory for the Buds and
even more so for the Nagel boys.
Perera finished with 3/60 from 23 overs and
Steven Worker claimed 3/50 from 25 overs.
Skye’s bowlers did a sensational job on Saturday defending their score of 144. Pearcedale
resumed its innings at 0/7, however, lost wickets
regularly and were eventually rolled for just 127.
Matt Cousland was the best of the Panther’s

bats with 29. The day belonged to the Skye bowlers. Ben Milano was the pick of the bowlers with
5/22. Leigh Smith and Paul Fillpone helped themselves to two wickets each.
Tyabb tried gallantly to get the 275 set by
Dromana in week one of their match but eventually fell 34 runs short.
The Yabbies started quite well and Luke Rus
made 77 in the middle order to give the home
side a real chance. However, some key wickets
followed and the Yabbies were playing catch up
after that.
Dromana used just four bowlers for the afternoon. Andrew Thompson did the majority of the
damage, bowling 15 overs and finishing with

5/37. David Timmer claimed 3/70.
Balnarring and Red Hill went toe-to-toe in a
one-day game and it was the Hillmen who finished on top.
The Hillmen batted first and scrambled to 112
off 38.4 overs. It didn’t look like a match-winning
total.
Riley Shaw top scored for Red Hill with 31
while James Wisken was the best of the Balnarring bowlers with 4/18.
Red Hill’s bowlers did a great job and bowled
out the home side for just 90.
Luke Toy was the pick of the Hillmen bowlers
with 4/25. Brenton Taylor top scored for Balnarring with 34.

New course for Movember
MORE than 70 golf enthusiasts joined Australian
golfing legend, Craig Parry and Deputy Mayor of
Frankston, Cr Colin Hampton, at the Centenary
Park Golf Course in Melbourne for the official
opening of the new Precision Fitting Centre and
Driving Range on Monday 11 November.
Following the cutting of the ribbon to open the
new state of the art golf technology centre, Craig
Parry and Cr Hampton struck the first balls from
the facility. An 18-hole charity golf day followed
with all proceeds being donated to Movember in
support of men’s health.
Golf course operators and PGA professionals
Steve Montgomerie and Warren Young said: “We
are proud to partner with the Frankston Council
to provide world class golf club fitting and teach-

ing facilities, a first for the Mornington Peninsula. Using the latest technology in swing and club
diagnostics means we can improve any players’
game regardless of age or ability. We even put
Craig Parry under the microscope and found that
we could add further distance to his tee shots
through fitting a different shaft to his driver.”
Despite the windy conditions the charity golf
event was a huge success, raising over $7,000 for
Movember.
The new Performance Fitting Centre and practice range is located at the Centenary Park Golf
Course, McClelland Drive, Frankston, and is
open to the public with club fitting and lesson
bookings by appointment. Contact the course on
9789 1480 for further details.

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